President. I thank the Senator from Wyoming for his comments. I think it is well past time when the United States of America and its people consider that the way to stop the fighting. to stop the terrorism. and all the other violence in the Middle East. is to deal with the Palestinian people as a refugee people. Until such time as they are allowed to find some home. following their dispersal by Israel in 1948. there will not be peace in the Middle East. nor in the world. As you know. the United States is in danger of being drawn into that situation with each commitment we make to involve ourselves in the Middle East conflict. Mr. President. I would like to say one more thing with regard to the refugees. themselves. Last year. at the same time that this body voted $2.2 billion in military aid to Israel. another $50 million was added by way of an amendment to resettle Soviet Jews into Israel. They were not even going to stop off in this country on their way. That was just a direct contribution to resettle Soviet Jews in Israel. At the same time that that happened. I offered an amendment to increase our contribution to the UNRWA Palestinian refugee fund controlled by the United Nations. which was accepted here in the Senate but which was knocked out in the conference committee. As a result of the shortage of funds for the United Nations Refugee Works Agency. the Palestinian refugees are going to find some of their schools closed down. and some of their food rations cut short. With the additional daily bombings. the daily pounding of American bombs in the refugee camps themselves. the problems will be multiplied many times overthe problems of food. the problems of health care. Their problems are serious enough now. without the addition of this kind of devastation. I thank the Senator for his remarks.
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